NAME OF CENTRE

Amechi Anumonye Drug Abuse Treatment, Education and Research (DATER) Unit

DIRECTOR OF CENTRE

DR. (MRS.) T. A. Adamson

ADDRESS

Neuropsychiatric Hospital, P. M. B. 2002, Aro, Abeokuta. Ogun State.

CITY

Abeokuta

COUNTRY

Nigeria

TELEPHONE NUMBER

+234-803-3081461

FAX NUMBER

E-MAIL

[email protected]

WEB PAGE

http://www.neuroaro.com

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION

Governmental

ACCREDITATION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

- To provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary service for the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of drug dependent persons.

- To provide training opportunities for all cadres of professionals involved in drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation.

- To conduct research especially aimed at improving service delivery.

TREATMENT MODEL

The treatment model is based on ‘ Complete Abstinence’ from all mood altering drugs. It is an eclectic approach incorporating inputs from the: a) therapeutic community model, b) Minnesota Model of Drug treatment, c) twelve steps approach of AA and d) Anti craving pharmacotherapy, specifically Fluanxol decanoate.

It is at least a 90 days treatment programme. Thereafter, length of stay is determined by how quickly the rehabilitation measures are put in place for the client.

TREATMENT PROGRAME

1) Specialized residential

- Hospital inpatient unit

- Therapeutic community

2) Specialized non residential

- Hospital outpatient treatment centre

3) Based in general services

- Inpatient psychiatric hospital

4) Voluntary

TYPE OF SERVICES OFFERED

Outreach

Detoxification

Agonist maintenance therapy

Counselling: individual, group, family.

Relapse prevention

Rehabilitation

Vocational training

Family support

After care

Self help groups

Psychotherapy

CENTRES ANNUAL MAX. CLIENT CAPACITY

62

EXPECTATIONS ON THE NETWORK

Opportunity to:

-Enhance drug abuse treatment in Nigeria

-Share experiences with other centres both nationally and internationally

-Improve service delivery at our centre

-Exchange resources with other centres in the network.

PRIORITY TOPIC

Sustainable livelihoods for reintegration and rehabilitation